1796 in sports
1796 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Baseball
Early reference
- "Ball mit Freystaten (oder das Englische Base-ball)" covered by German physical education instructor Johann C.F. Gutsmuths as one chapter in Spiele zur Uebung
Boxing
Events
- "Gentleman" John Jackson announces his retirement to leave the Championship of England a vacant title.[1]
- 14 November — Tom Owen, said to be the inventor of the dumbbell, claims the Championship of England after a 40th round victory over William Hooper at Harrow.[2] Owen holds the title until August 1797.
Cricket
Events
- Inter-county matches are played for the last time until 1825, a victim of the loss of investment suffered by English cricket as the Napoleonic War escalates.
England
- Most runs[3] – John Tufton 306
- Most wickets[3] – Lord Frederick Beauclerk 42
Horse racing
England
References
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – John Jackson. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Owen. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note that scorecards created in the 18th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and the missing data prevents effective computation of averages
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